NFL · 2026
Carolina Panthers1st NFC South - .500 pct vSun 13 Dec, 1:00 PM EST New Orleans Saints3rd NFC South - .250 pct
Match resultCarolina 65%Tie <1%New Orleans 35%
What this game means
The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 8% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 21 points in the Playoffs race.
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs47%
Division38%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
New Orleans Saints
Playoffs21%
Division15%
Carolina winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers47%62%▲ +15New Orleans Saints21%6%▼ -15
TiePlayoffsCarolina Panthers47%46%▼ -1New Orleans Saints21%12%▼ -9
New Orleans winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers47%41%▼ -6New Orleans Saints21%17%▼ -4
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.50014New OrleansPlayoffs21%1-3-0.250